Women's perspectives on family planning service quality: An exploration of differences by race, ethnicity and language

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 158-165

  Becker, Davida ^a   Klassen, Ann C ^b   Koenig, Michael A ^b   Laveist, Thomas A ^b   Sonenstein, Freya L ^b   Tsui, Amy O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RACE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EMPATHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LANGUAGE ARTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAN FRANCISCO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949188501     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4115809     Document Type: Article

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